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Graphic: How NSA collects, analyzes phone records

Keeping top-secret tabs on your phone calls

The U.S. government is secretly collecting and analyzing the phone records of millions of Americans. One operation, authorized by a secret court order, requires a subsidiary of telecom giant Verizon to give the National Security Agency extensive data on phone calls of customers from April 25 to July 19. One possible process of how the NSA and Verizon are operating: